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Above is the outside of Doubleday Field.  I recently read that the Village of Cooperstown charges $300 per game for the use of the field.  If you have 17 friends, it's worth it to pony up the money and have yourself the choose-up game of your life!  This park truly is the Field of Dreams in the east.

This is my daughter and I checking out the inside of Doubleday Field.  That's one of the beautiful things about going there - you can just walk in and check it out.  I've never been there when it was not open to the public.  If you go to Cooperstown, you have to go inside the park.  It's truly like being transported back in time.  

What follows are several places to eat and shop on Main Street in Cooperstown:

Above is T.J's Grill.  Like any place that you eat on Main Street, it's not cheap - but, the portions here are very ample.

The Triple Play Cafe has that homey-around-the-corner-deli feel to it.  If you're into down-to-earth and casual, this is a great place for a quick lunch.

Above is the Doubleday Cafe.  It's a fun Bar & Grill type place.  And, they have great bar T-shirts for sale - if you're into collecting those types of things.

This ice cream shop is seconds away from the Hall (on Main Street).  After checking out the exhibits for a while, this stuff really hits the spot.

Back in 2003, we got an engraved mini-bat, and holder, for my daughter - marking her first trip to Cooperstown.  So, we had to get one for my son this time as well.  Both times, we went to the "Where It All Began" Bat Company on Main Street.  They have a lot of nice things for sale there.

Just about across the street from the "Where It All Began" Bat Company is the "Cooperstown Bat Company."  They also have some fun items for sale.  And, if you go in, you have to check out the pin collection that they have on the back wall.  Someday, that should go into the Hall of Fame, in my opinion.

We got some great T-shirts for the kids at Cooperstown Gear.  Two years ago, my wife and I got shirts there as well.  They have a nice selection and fair prices.

We got another shirt for my daughter at "America's Game" (above).  The saleswoman there was very pleasant - as was the one at Cooperstown Gear and the one at the "Cooperstown Clubhouse" (below).  In fact, at every place that we ate and shopped on Main Street, the staff were very friendly - especially with our kids.   Granted, our visit was "off peak" - so, many times, we were the only ones in a shop or perhaps there with just a few others - but, folks being kind to you always makes for a pleasant vacation experience.

For my 3-year-old daughter, our stop at The Cooperstown Clubhouse was a lot of fun.  First, she got the purple hat that she wanted from this trip.  Secondly, she met an 11-month-old Yellow Lab, named "Bo," who was being baby-sat behind the sales counter.  She loves animals - and got to pet Bo.  I think that meeting, and feeding the ducks at Otsego Lake were her highlights from the trip.

You will never find candy and fudge, etc., fresher than what they have at Tin Bin Alley (above) on Main Street in Cooperstown - it's like butta.

When we visited Cooperstown last in 2003, one of the places that he shopped at was called "Cooperstown Christmas."  We were surprised to see this time, two years later, that it's now called "Straws & Sweets" (see above).  They still have a few Cooperstown X-mas ornaments there now though - so, we had to get one for the tree to mark the trip from this year as well.

Lastly, one of the other things that we did in Cooperstown this time was to take a tour of Otsego Lake on the Glimmerglass Queen.  If you're ever in Cooperstown, and have an hour to kill, it's worth checking out.  The boat is extremely clean and it's a very relaxing spin around the lake.

I hope you enjoyed these pictures as much as we did taking them!
- Steve